The Spirit of Faith is the Spirit of Victory!

Paul the Apostle knew what it was to have trouble on every side, he writes about it in 2 Corinthians 4:8 . He was hard pressed on every side, perplexed ( unable to understand something clearly or think clearly) He was  persecuted, struck down. Did he just leave it at that when he confessed that, when he wrote about it,? Did he stop there? Have you ever experienced some of these things in life? Or do you do as Paul did and "say with that Spirit of Faith" No, we may be hard pressed on every side, BUT not  crushed; perplexed but not in despair; we may be having some persecution in our lives, BUT, GOD did not abandoned me; Struck down, BUT not destroyed!  You may have experienced some of these things, but its what you believe and say that's the difference! When the devil has given you his best shot, we should do as Paul did, none of these things move me. Paul's Faith was talking, other wise he couldn't have said all these things! 2 Corinthians 4:13- I believed; therefore I have spoken. With the same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak.

In Luke 17:5 the disciples asked Jesus to increase there faith! Can we have more faith ? I believe we can, faith comes from hearing and hearing the anointed word of Christ. I believe Jesus wanted them to see that the faith they had right now, as small as a mustard seed was enough. The key was to "say", he said it in that scripture," you can say to this mulberry tree,  be uprooted and planted in  the sea, and it will obey you". The Faith we have right now, that's the faith we start with. We don't need to beg for more faith!

Do I know all there is to faith, have I arrived, certainly not. I never want to get to a place where I "Don't hear it like  you've heard it"! The word does say that we overcome by faith, and if we get out of the arena of faith, where does that put us? It puts us into enemy territory, and he doesn't use the front door either with us. His scheme is to get you out of faith and into reasoning, feeling what it looks like. Look at Paul's confession of faith in that verse!

If we find ourselves getting depressed because our faith hasn't produced certain things yet, we have left the realm of faith and the enemy has you in the realm of reason, don't take your  armor off,  Ephesians 6:10

HEBREWS 11;1- Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. That says a lot doesn't it, if we are to be faith people we must not be drawn to the things we see, feel, and reasoning, we will fail every time. But the grace of GOD will teach us, help us!

What pleases God?" FAITH"and faith is what is not seen, so that means trusting God before the results show up, the same way the hero's of faith  did in this chapter! That's why this chapter "BY FAITH" is written  for our example, they never quit functioning in faith. Don't let the devil  take you out with all kinds of accusations, it starts in your thought life, defeat, depression, get back in the arena of faith. The bible tells us the just shall walk by faith, how do you do that? Not by sight, just believe! Believe when you talk to him he hears you! God is not looking for us to do do do, before we get his attention, its simple faith, belief in Him. Abraham was a man and got Gods attention and was called a friend of God, even before he was circumcised, before the covenant was cut. So that shows old testament, we have a better covenant today, God sees the heart and with heart we believe, so when I shout the victory from my faith believing heart that gets Gods attention and pleases Him! So the Spirit of faith is the Spirit of Victory!

2 Corinthians 2: 14- In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, he brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. Because of Christ , we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is recognized by those on the way to salvation-an aroma redolent with life.